Beeveria distichophylloides
Common names
moss, beeveria
Biostatus
Native – Endemic taxon
Current conservation status
This is the first complete assessment of all known species of mosses found in the wild in Aotearoa New Zealand with a total of 560 species being assessed. The conservation status of mosses, published in the NZTCS database, replaces all previous assessments of mosses. Data supporting the 2025 NZTCS assessment of mosses has been published on the NZTCS database at https://nztcs.org.nz/reports/1155.
Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2025 | At Risk – Uncommon | Qualifiers: RR, Sp
Category
Non-vascular
Structural class
Mosses
Distribution
Endemic. New Zealand: North Island, South Island, Chatham Islands. Mostly saxicolous in lowland to montane forested habitats on calcareous and base-rich igneous rocks. Occasionally on rotting logs.
Habitat
Saxicolous (rarely corticolous). Coastal to montane. Usually in high rain fall areas where it is found on damp calcareous rocks such as limestone, sandstone and siltstone in cave entrances and along shaded streamsides, ravines and gorges. Beeveria has also occasionally been collected on logs and on the basal part of the trunks of trees.
Threats
Beeveria is not threatened but nor is it that common. The species is characteristically associated with calcareous rocks where it is usually found in cave entrances and along shaded ravine and gorge systems. On occasion it may be locally common.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Synonyms
Pterygophyllum distichophylloides Broth. et Dixon
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
Yes
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Fruiting
Fertile specimens may be found throughout the year
Other information
Previous conservation statuses
This is the first complete assessment of all known species of mosses found in the wild in Aotearoa New Zealand with a total of 560 species being assessed. The conservation status of mosses, published in the NZTCS database, replaces all previous assessments of mosses. Data supporting the 2025 NZTCS assessment of mosses has been published on the NZTCS database at https://nztcs.org.nz/reports/1155.
Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2014 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Qualifiers: RR, Sp
2010 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Qualifiers: RR, Sp
Referencing and citations
Attribution
Fact sheet prepared for NZPCN by P.J. de Lange 30 June 2011.
NZPCN Fact Sheet citation
Please cite as: de Lange, P.J. (Year at time of access): Beeveria distichophylloides Fact Sheet (content continuously updated). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/beeveria-distichophylloides/ (Date website was queried)